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in middletown, ohio john boehner's district the steel mill where i used to work, the former shell of itself, are the republicans telling me if you are unemployed grab yourself a business? everybody can't do it. >> actually mitt romney suggested that during the campaign. suggested people buy one. i think missed opportunity in this convention was he really did not lay out a roadmap for what he plans to do. he gave us the five point plan, which includes energy, independence, this is not. > >>> let's listen to the five points. >> by 220 north america will be energy independent by taking inventory of our oil gas coal nuclear and renewable. note he hardly mentions green. whereas obama is greenhalgh green. greenhalgh green is not going to support us for a weekend. >> you know what that would entail? >> give our fellow citizens the skills they need for the jobs of today and careers of tomorrow. >> how? >> when it comes to the school your child attends every parent should have a choice and every child should have a chance. forging new trade agreements and when nations complete in trade there
in middletown, ohio john boehner's district the steel mill where i used to work, the former shell of itself, are the republicans telling me if you are unemployed grab yourself a business? everybody can't do it. >> actually mitt romney suggested that during the campaign. suggested people buy one. i think missed opportunity in this convention was he really did not lay out a roadmap for what he plans to do. he gave us the five point plan, which includes energy, independence, this is not....
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president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is not serious. >> math. you can't get from here to there unless you raise the rates. that's why romney couldn't explain it during the presidential election. no one can explain it because you can't do it. >> jay carney says the speaker's plans raises more questions than answers. >> we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of the
president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is...
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we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in tampa. the supporters praised the increasingly bad weather. if you missed any of his "we are the future" rally, we will have again at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> congressman pete sessions, from texas, and chair of the republican national campaign committee. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> also joining us, our guest reporters are josh kraushaar, executive editor for "hotline," and charlie mahtesian, national politics editor for "politico." thank you for being with us. let's begin with a series of ads which you are taking aim at the president in some key races trying to tag
we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in...
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that's why john boehner is so angry. >> yes. >> john: how similar are they, is there any daylight in between the approaches? >> not really. the affordable care act is a more ambitious version of governor romney's plan. they have the same three-legged stool. reform insurance markets have an individual mandate so everyone participants, and have subsidyies to make it available. that's the core of what we did in massachusetts. that's the occur of the affordable care act. the essence in the affordable care act a, they have to pay for it, and b it takes on cost controls which we did not do in massachusetts with our law. >> john: wow mit jonathan grubert. thank you for your time and expertise on the matter. >> happy to be here. >> john: now for more on the politics of the healthcare decision and its likely impact in november, i'm joined by democratic strategy bahsills southland michael and michael mislanski. you saw professor grubert. does--let me go to you first michael. is mitt romney going to run against the mandate or is he hoping this goes away and he'll focus on the economy again. >>
that's why john boehner is so angry. >> yes. >> john: how similar are they, is there any daylight in between the approaches? >> not really. the affordable care act is a more ambitious version of governor romney's plan. they have the same three-legged stool. reform insurance markets have an individual mandate so everyone participants, and have subsidyies to make it available. that's the core of what we did in massachusetts. that's the occur of the affordable care act. the...
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republicans in the house under the leadership of john painer -- boehner and certainly paul ryan have a plan, one we are on record for, we voted for, and which the democrats, as you have seen, oppose. they have no credible plan that would offer us a sustaining plan for the future for seniors or for us to avoid bankruptcy. >> >> would you rather have your candidates running across the country campaigning on health care or would you rather have them running on a presidential steward ship of the economy? >> i think we would compare and contrast. we are faced with a budget that is not only out of control, but no plan that would substantially alter the direction that we are headed. republicans offer ideas to solve problems. yes, paul ryan is that opportunity for responsible conversation and adult conversation about we must do something now that we are here. the president and democrats are void except to try to blame republicans and mischaracterize. the president, if he is going to get elected, he needs to first of all, tell the truth to the american people about what this plan has done. it
republicans in the house under the leadership of john painer -- boehner and certainly paul ryan have a plan, one we are on record for, we voted for, and which the democrats, as you have seen, oppose. they have no credible plan that would offer us a sustaining plan for the future for seniors or for us to avoid bankruptcy. >> >> would you rather have your candidates running across the country campaigning on health care or would you rather have them running on a presidential steward...
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. >>> but first, speaker john boehner has been making some wild accusations against the white house. but doesn't have the facts to back him up. that's next. [ morgan ] right now when you use your visa card, you're entered for a chance to win a trip to the olympic games for life. to cheer the summer athletes to new heights, starting in 2016... as you experience every moment, every emotion, every four years... for the rest of your life. visa. supporting athletes and the olympic games for 25 years. people everywhere go with visa. thought they were dead. huh? [ male announcer ] should've used roundup. it kills weeds to the root, so they don't come back. roundup. no root. no weed. no problem. >>> republicans have done everything in their power to go after attorney general eric holder. and cast a shadow on the obama administration. they've held hearing after hearing on the so-called fast and furious program. they've set a contempt vote for this thursday. and they've even accused the white house itself of being involved in a coverup. >> the decision to invoke executor privilege is an admiss
. >>> but first, speaker john boehner has been making some wild accusations against the white house. but doesn't have the facts to back him up. that's next. [ morgan ] right now when you use your visa card, you're entered for a chance to win a trip to the olympic games for life. to cheer the summer athletes to new heights, starting in 2016... as you experience every moment, every emotion, every four years... for the rest of your life. visa. supporting athletes and the olympic games for...
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house speaker john boehner also briefed reporters today saying quote, americans deserve the truth of what happened in operation fast and furious. he declined to say if he felt attorney general eric holder should resign. the house voted yesterday to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress for refusing to comply with a s&p in the fast and furious investigation. a full house vote is scheduled for next week. his briefing is just under 15 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. the american people are continuing to ask the question where are the jobs? middle class families and small businesses struggling with high unemployment, rising prices and stagnant wages. republicans have been relentlessly focused on helping small businesses create jobs and we're going to remain focused on that goal. congress also has a responsibility to the american people to learn the truth about what happened in infrastructure and furious. on february 4th, 2011, the department of justice denied allegations that it allowed guns to be smuggled into the -- into mexico. ten months later, the justice department
house speaker john boehner also briefed reporters today saying quote, americans deserve the truth of what happened in operation fast and furious. he declined to say if he felt attorney general eric holder should resign. the house voted yesterday to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress for refusing to comply with a s&p in the fast and furious investigation. a full house vote is scheduled for next week. his briefing is just under 15 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. the...
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i will play the sound bite heard around the world, john boehner speaking on a fox interview that will air today. let's listen to that. >> there's a 2 and 3 chance that we win control of the house again but there's a 1 in 3 chance we could lose. i'm being myself, frank. we've got a big challenge, we've got work to do. >> that is a change, as politico reported today, from boehner's previous position, which was confident that the republicans would keep the house. >> it is. i'm a skeptic, though. i tend to think this is something of a front, in terms of fund-raising and it is trying to gin up the base, because there is a concern with mitt romney at top of the ticket, so far, depends who you talk to, some think the base will rally around hip because of the dislike of president obama and a lot of concern privately among republicans focused on the congressional races that this will sort of dampen turnout. the speaker's confidence they're going to ho ing ting to hold th. they could see the majority slim down. there are a number of seats, especially in places redistricted, like new york, seats
i will play the sound bite heard around the world, john boehner speaking on a fox interview that will air today. let's listen to that. >> there's a 2 and 3 chance that we win control of the house again but there's a 1 in 3 chance we could lose. i'm being myself, frank. we've got a big challenge, we've got work to do. >> that is a change, as politico reported today, from boehner's previous position, which was confident that the republicans would keep the house. >> it is. i'm a...
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what happens to the john boehners and ern else? lou: i think this republican party on a language dry march in -- long dry march into irrelevant. >> okay. lou: that is a cheery thought. you are looking at the cliff you will of that tonight, they have not seize the opportunity that was presented with 33 seats lay lost presidency that is not a way to stay relevant. >> boehner may -- cut a good a deal as he can, a grand bargain, and meaningful spending reduction, in exchange for comp hencive tax reform next year. lou: i have to believe that president obama thinks that social contract, social insurance contract has been associated. a done deal. the affordable health care act. i don't think he will be open to too much margin. >> it is issue of medicare, medicaid and social security. neil: but his idea is raising taxes on upper income. >> you know that i think everyone even barack obama agrees we can't go forward with this corporate tax. >> he offered to cut that. but i mean, as far as the waiting to rich paying that will we see more. >>
what happens to the john boehners and ern else? lou: i think this republican party on a language dry march in -- long dry march into irrelevant. >> okay. lou: that is a cheery thought. you are looking at the cliff you will of that tonight, they have not seize the opportunity that was presented with 33 seats lay lost presidency that is not a way to stay relevant. >> boehner may -- cut a good a deal as he can, a grand bargain, and meaningful spending reduction, in exchange for comp...
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you have challenged john boehner. i mean, what you put out there, it may sound -- may sound very normal and calm and compromise-filled to many. but perhaps to him, it's a little bit of a slap in the face. have you talked to him about it directly? >> yeah, of course. i mean, look, i deal with the speaker on a regular basis. and he knows, look, i'm never going to undercut him and he knows when the tough votes come, and they're going to come, that i'll be there to try and support him and help him. so he's not going to scold me because i offered in private, you know, my advice that was solicited and then when it was leaked actually defended in public. i don't think he would expect me to do anything else. >> well, it's good. it's good you stand by what you said. and i know we have to applaud when anyone chooses to do that in washington, sir. thank you so much. appreciate your time, congressman cole. >> thank you, erin. >>> a man who stood by what he said, even though it flew in the face of what others like grover norquist
you have challenged john boehner. i mean, what you put out there, it may sound -- may sound very normal and calm and compromise-filled to many. but perhaps to him, it's a little bit of a slap in the face. have you talked to him about it directly? >> yeah, of course. i mean, look, i deal with the speaker on a regular basis. and he knows, look, i'm never going to undercut him and he knows when the tough votes come, and they're going to come, that i'll be there to try and support him and...
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i recognize boehner, i can bring john boehner along instead of just voting for my son. that is not very persuasive. that is where we are where we are. >> got close to the president and the conference couldn't get there. we have work to do, pete, we really do in moving beyond the rhetoric. hopefully the election will make absolutely clear what the american people are hoping for us to do in the way we fiscal the fiscal cliff at the end of the year and the future tax reform. >> thank you both for joining us. >> thank you. [applause] >> let's talk about what can be done. >> sure, there is a lot that can be done. it's time to get it done. we in march of this year, the c.e.o.s of the business roundtable put our plan for action of america, a c.e.o. plan for jobs and economic growth. the plan is still good. the taking action part, well, we're still waiting. what can be done in the short term and we looked at the lame duck history. it's pretty dismal going back to the 1930's, not much gets done in that period. i think in the short term, you can certainly get the fiscal cliff, i
i recognize boehner, i can bring john boehner along instead of just voting for my son. that is not very persuasive. that is where we are where we are. >> got close to the president and the conference couldn't get there. we have work to do, pete, we really do in moving beyond the rhetoric. hopefully the election will make absolutely clear what the american people are hoping for us to do in the way we fiscal the fiscal cliff at the end of the year and the future tax reform. >> thank...
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do you feel sorry for john boehner who has all these circus folks with him? >> i don't. >> eliot: shocking to me. >> look, he has--he's trying to maintain his caucus, and you know at the end of the day i don't really invest too heavily about the actual persons of these politicians. the fact that you were talking about lindsey graham who pressureperceived-- >> eliot: i was setting him up to tear him down. >> the point is he's facing re-election. the republican electorate that the republicans have nurtured and grown. they have created frankenstein, i've said it before on this program, and basically they're at the mercy of these people. they created this monster and they can't put it back in the bottle. >> eliot: would you agree with sam, they are now the victims of their own creation. they cannot escape the tea party fringe who has knocked out the more merate voices of the establishment party so they're left with only the fear of the far rate. shame on them. >> i don't mean to put too fine of a point on it, the republican party of this party is demented. i wrot
do you feel sorry for john boehner who has all these circus folks with him? >> i don't. >> eliot: shocking to me. >> look, he has--he's trying to maintain his caucus, and you know at the end of the day i don't really invest too heavily about the actual persons of these politicians. the fact that you were talking about lindsey graham who pressureperceived-- >> eliot: i was setting him up to tear him down. >> the point is he's facing re-election. the republican...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in a little bubble next to the man's name on a piece of paper is technically how we endorse a person in america. mr. mcconnell does not see it that way. on the political wire the romney's campaign would have could have should have transition website today. surely, this was not supposed to go live until mr. romney actually won the election. the campaign did not wait. they presumably accidentally put it up, a transition website for president-elect romney, how to apply for a job with the new romney administration. looks like because they screen shot it before they finally
john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in...
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sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog of reviews by an administrative judge is right now. so there's a little concerned that some undeserving people are getting the payments. so that is something that will be examined over the next couple years. i don't think your benefits will be cut next year due to sequestration. host: tomorrow we will focus on social security and some different proposals for addressing that and the overall fiscal cliff tops. another tweet -- is that possible? guest: congress always waits till the last minute and they often kick the can down the road. but for the last couple years everything was waitin
sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog...
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john boehner there. mitt romney was there, all of them with their wives and went in to kay's burgers for a moment and in an image and moment that i think people view as a metaphor for their criticisms, mitt romney as a potential president and john boehner walked in, romney said, so, are we going to order here? boehner said i'll take care of the ordering. romney said, if i take care of the check? boehner said, i'll take care of the check, too. i think those would say this guy is walking right in and would be an automatic pen for the republicans and this for them was a metaphor of that. >> all right. peter alexander, thank you very much. let's bring in adviser carrie heeley. it's good to see you. good morning. >> thank you. >> let's tack about the specificity issue which is yesterday in one of the rare sunday interviews he did, he wouldn't get specific on immigration, on what kind of loopholes he was going to close in order to avoid raising taxes, and frankly, he hasn't talked a lot about his record as gov
john boehner there. mitt romney was there, all of them with their wives and went in to kay's burgers for a moment and in an image and moment that i think people view as a metaphor for their criticisms, mitt romney as a potential president and john boehner walked in, romney said, so, are we going to order here? boehner said i'll take care of the ordering. romney said, if i take care of the check? boehner said, i'll take care of the check, too. i think those would say this guy is walking right in...
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speaker john boehner saying he is not going to raise the debt ceiling without spending cuts. first the president has to get through the election. clear the european debt crisis a huge wildcard in the election. >> chris: time now for the sunday group. bill kristol of the weekly standard. former democratic senator evan byah. karl rove and democratic strategic joe trippi. there were competing agendas. on the one hand, the head of germany and they are pushing for more austerity to bring some of the huge debt out of countries like greece and italy and spain and then on the other side the new french president francois hollande. i covered them for years the g 8 summits and mel mows afterwards of understanding. hard to parts them. do you have any sense that one side prevailed? >> if you read the 39 point declaration. having trouble falling asleep last night, it was helpful. be one word that isn't in there. debt. there is a european debt crisis and that is not a fundamental problem. let have growth and more spending. incidentally higher taxes. i think we have a clear choice internatio
speaker john boehner saying he is not going to raise the debt ceiling without spending cuts. first the president has to get through the election. clear the european debt crisis a huge wildcard in the election. >> chris: time now for the sunday group. bill kristol of the weekly standard. former democratic senator evan byah. karl rove and democratic strategic joe trippi. there were competing agendas. on the one hand, the head of germany and they are pushing for more austerity to bring some...
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the republican response was delivered by john boehner. he disagrees with raising taxes. >> hi, everybody. on tuesday, america went to the polls. you voted for action. not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. that is why i have invited leaders of both parties to the white house next week so we can build consensus around challenges which can only solve together. i intend to bring in business, labor, and civic leaders from around the country to get their ideas and input. one of economy is still recovering from the great recession, our republic -- our priority has to be jobs and growth. it is a plan to reward businesses who create jobs in america and give people access to education and training those businesses are looking for. it is a plan to keep us on the cutting edge of innovation and clean energy and to reduce our deficits and balance it in a responsible way. this is important because at the end of this year we face a deadline that requires us to make decisions about how to pay down our deficit, decisions th
the republican response was delivered by john boehner. he disagrees with raising taxes. >> hi, everybody. on tuesday, america went to the polls. you voted for action. not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. that is why i have invited leaders of both parties to the white house next week so we can build consensus around challenges which can only solve together. i intend to bring in business, labor, and civic leaders from around the country to get their ideas...
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boehner. but really by this point it's obvious that republicans are just not going to do the deal. what's really interesting though i think is, it is really sort of underscores, two things actually that really underscore the point that they did not intend this as a way to make republicans look bad. they intended it as a way to get a big deficit deal done. the first thing is you are a series of moments along the way where, and i described one of them but there are many more, where the republicans basically say or strongly intimate that they cannot raise taxes. bill absently not go along with tax increases. at every moment is obama himself or some of his top aides always trying to sort of rush back and put negotiations back together, long after the point where they established that they are reasonable people and negotiating in good faith and its the republicans who absolutely refuse to go along. so that's one thing. i think that's highly indicative of what's going on here. the second thing that'
boehner. but really by this point it's obvious that republicans are just not going to do the deal. what's really interesting though i think is, it is really sort of underscores, two things actually that really underscore the point that they did not intend this as a way to make republicans look bad. they intended it as a way to get a big deficit deal done. the first thing is you are a series of moments along the way where, and i described one of them but there are many more, where the...
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ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far from here but we moved here almost 38 years ago. raised our daughters here, moved my business here. this is our home. and i couldn't think of a prouder time for a westchester ohio than tonight. when i was running my business here, i saw how government could make it harder. i saw what government could do to stifle job creation. this is the heart land of america and in some ways this is where it all started for paul ryan as well. we got involved to help stave american dream. and four years ago people gave barack obama and chance to do jus
ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far...
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john boehner as we heard from kelly o'donnell is going to have to face meeting democrats if we have a deal. then he's going to have to go back to his caucus and say re-elect me as speaker. how does he do that? >> i think it's two separate questions, richard. on the first point he's going to have a difficult time to corral votes. if the president bring his 250 plan to the house floor, you're not going to see many republicans go after it. but at the same time i think boehner is pretty safe when it comes to his speakership. if gentlemen were making noise against the speaker, there would be huge trouble. i think boehner's pretty safe because there's not a challenger. >> sam, if boehner's safe in his job, it doesn't mean to say he's at all relevant here. he's just not a factor at this point, is that right? >> i think it's right but it's because boehner expressed he couldn't get his plan throw the court. i can only imagine how angry mcconnell and his staff are because they put him in a bind. all the while mitch mcconnell's got an eye on 2014 when he's up for re-election but the house speake
john boehner as we heard from kelly o'donnell is going to have to face meeting democrats if we have a deal. then he's going to have to go back to his caucus and say re-elect me as speaker. how does he do that? >> i think it's two separate questions, richard. on the first point he's going to have a difficult time to corral votes. if the president bring his 250 plan to the house floor, you're not going to see many republicans go after it. but at the same time i think boehner is pretty safe...
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and john boehner -- release specifically data information. that is fantastic and might take awhile to happen but to have the leadership committed to it is important. on a related note, docks.house.gov has been underappreciate it in how much it offers. if you look at the active bills on the floor it says for each bill it gives you a different format to download or get a developer to build a web site that gives people access to it. on top of that it shows you the time of day to the minute that the bill was posted and it is extraordinary that it says 1:23 a.m. because the rules committee sees the schedule and how they function but they give you to the minute the time the bill was posted and that is a demonstration that they are saying we are here for you to judge us and to know how long the bill is online and it was a response to political pressure and coming up with a better way for things to work and recognize electronic documents are a function of the official version of the house rules. wasn't everything we wanted. the rallying cry was 72 ho
and john boehner -- release specifically data information. that is fantastic and might take awhile to happen but to have the leadership committed to it is important. on a related note, docks.house.gov has been underappreciate it in how much it offers. if you look at the active bills on the floor it says for each bill it gives you a different format to download or get a developer to build a web site that gives people access to it. on top of that it shows you the time of day to the minute that...
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look, speaker john boehner has done a good job in a tough situation. he has to work with barack obama white house. he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he is handled it well. -- he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions happening now between yourself and leadership and the house studies committee? are you talking about how to deal with these issues? >> we are talking about what may or may not happen in a lame duck session. what we're mostly focused on doing particularly here in ohio is helping it romney win this race in our states and he can the president. that is the focus. it is how we decide big things. right now we are three weeks away from a big election. that is our focus. there are conversations going on among some members of the house representatives of all and there may not take p
look, speaker john boehner has done a good job in a tough situation. he has to work with barack obama white house. he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he is handled it well. -- he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions...
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because john boehner is in more trouble now. the senate democrats coming in are clearly more pressive than the people they are replacing and they are more of them. i look at this and i'm saying it's not quite a stan pat situation, that is the election results made things more difficult rather than easier. and i still don't see anybody having that kind of come buy i can't moment. >> i would say i basically had stan's point of view up until the day of the election or tuesday night. and i think we've just gotten -- we've been in a situation where both sides just seem to harden their positions as we go forward. but i do think there was a lot that changed tuesday and i think that environment is somewhat reflected in the statement that john boehner made yesterday afternoon and i was being told comments he had on a conference call with his membership about how they had to change the way they operate. but when you look at the fact that you had a very significant victory by the president who campaigned on the issue of fiscal responsibili
because john boehner is in more trouble now. the senate democrats coming in are clearly more pressive than the people they are replacing and they are more of them. i look at this and i'm saying it's not quite a stan pat situation, that is the election results made things more difficult rather than easier. and i still don't see anybody having that kind of come buy i can't moment. >> i would say i basically had stan's point of view up until the day of the election or tuesday night. and i...
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. >> we will set john boehner straight. >> we can't go back to a policy that has america go it alone. >> vice president joe biden is lighting him up on the stump, and scott walkers december picture ration is reaching a new level. >> small business doesn't want uncertainty and we saw it back then. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks, thanks for watching. leave it to the church to find the underbelly of the republican party. paul ryan tried top defend his budget. one day after 90 faculty members wrote a letter of protest. i also brought a copy of my budget with me, so that we can have a fact based conversation on the facts as they are, not as some have reinterpreted it. >> ryan says he wanted a fact-based conversation. he should know that 60% of cuts come from programs like food stamps, medicaid, pell grants and job training. ryan has run right into a conflict with the catholic church. leaders understand how draconian these cuts are. keep in mind this budget was passed in union -- this is what they want. protesters were outside toot, they said the dignity of the he was sharply cr
. >> we will set john boehner straight. >> we can't go back to a policy that has america go it alone. >> vice president joe biden is lighting him up on the stump, and scott walkers december picture ration is reaching a new level. >> small business doesn't want uncertainty and we saw it back then. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks, thanks for watching. leave it to the church to find the underbelly of the republican party. paul ryan tried top defend his...
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we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. my message today is not one of confrontation, but one of conviction. mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. we want you to lead as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us. let's do the right thing together for our country. host: ron, you are up
we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a...
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now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than what john boehner proposed this week. what john boehner is advocating is making medicare available to fewer americans. as it happens, there is brand-new polling out today on how americans feel about the idea of congress using these deficit negotiations to make cuts to medicare. 79% of americans say they do not want congress to touch medicare in these deficit negotiations. 79%. if you want to get specific about john boehner's proposal, what he wants to do to medicare is to raise the eligibility age from 65 to 67. and as it turns out, there is also recent polling on that specific proposal. and it
now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than...
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is this john boehner's caucus? is it eric cantor's caucus? negotiating with john boehner when he doesn't control things is not tenable for the white house, not tenable for john boehner. >> well, i guess in the beltway here where i am tonight and the micro, it's cantor or boehner, but the bigger picture, if the president succeeds in terming the country around on this whole obsession with protecting the rich and protecting no tax cuts, that's a big moment. possible transformative moment in where we are in american politics. krystal ball and richard wolffe, thanks for your time this evening. >> thank you, reverend. >> be sure to catch krystal on "the cycle" weekdays at 3 p.m. right here on msnbc. >>> ahead, he tried to get attention with a disasterous soup kitchen op, and now he wants to rebrand himself as someone who cares about the poor. we reveal paul ryan's makeover plans. and more on the box republicans are in and president obama's power play. senator barbara boxer of california joins me on that. >>> plus, it's the gop's worst nightmare com
is this john boehner's caucus? is it eric cantor's caucus? negotiating with john boehner when he doesn't control things is not tenable for the white house, not tenable for john boehner. >> well, i guess in the beltway here where i am tonight and the micro, it's cantor or boehner, but the bigger picture, if the president succeeds in terming the country around on this whole obsession with protecting the rich and protecting no tax cuts, that's a big moment. possible transformative moment in...
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how about john boehner? speaker of the house, previous speakers have been able to fashion that job into a national leadership role. but john boehner has not done that. no disrespect, but nobody thinks of him as the leader of the republican party. mitt romney did have that job. mitt romney for awhile was the leader of the republican party. we can prove it with evidence. this past june president obama walked out into the rose garden and announced he was going to stop the deportation of kids who were here without papers through no fault of their own. when president obama announced that, beltway reporters immediately went to the republican leaders in congress to see what's the official response tr that? what's the official position on that issue. here's what the reporters were told by the republicans in congress. "senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that gop lawmakers will wait for mitt romney to take the lead on immigration policy. most members are interested in what romney has to say about this issue
how about john boehner? speaker of the house, previous speakers have been able to fashion that job into a national leadership role. but john boehner has not done that. no disrespect, but nobody thinks of him as the leader of the republican party. mitt romney did have that job. mitt romney for awhile was the leader of the republican party. we can prove it with evidence. this past june president obama walked out into the rose garden and announced he was going to stop the deportation of kids who...
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>> well, john boehner came identity. we are so happy that he came out to support this campaign. he knows that, you know, my opponent came in with $1 million. we have been able to raise money, stay toe to toe with him, the lt quarter. but we have to close the gap and not allow the outside liberal groups to buy this race and so, he is making a statement as i am, that everyone needs to get on board. go to the web site. do everything they can to make a clear statement to the president and those who sent the president, that we are no longer going to stand for these tactics. we are going to allow the economy to grow and to create jobs and practice fiscal discipline and written our country back. hope and change doesn't lie with washington. hoot lies with us and i need everyone to stand up with me. >> greta: you are challenging an incumbent. this an open seat? >> it's an open seat. >> greta: oh, it is? >> it is -- no, it is. he can't voted for himself. as a matter of fact, he lives in the second district. he has decided to jump into the fourth district. i live in the fourth district. we
>> well, john boehner came identity. we are so happy that he came out to support this campaign. he knows that, you know, my opponent came in with $1 million. we have been able to raise money, stay toe to toe with him, the lt quarter. but we have to close the gap and not allow the outside liberal groups to buy this race and so, he is making a statement as i am, that everyone needs to get on board. go to the web site. do everything they can to make a clear statement to the president and...
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president obama is lucky to have john boehner on the other side that have table because john bainer is not a crazy person. and he can work a deal. right now he simply does not have the votes. but -- again, the president does have to lead here. he has to bring something to the table. he has to be willing to give some that so that john boehner can bring his people to the table, too. but he can deliver. he's been mischaracterized i think. it's convenient for the white house to say, oh, boehner can't get his people behind him. boehner always gets his people behind him but the president has to bring something forward. chris: i'm thinking there's a possible deal there where boehner says i can release enough people for to you join your side, and you can get it passed. >> the tea party has been folded into the republican party them. don't like it. but -- chris: here we go, the big question for the president. does he go hard left, push for big tax increases on the rich? hold out for the toughest, most progressive program which will be applauded by the people on the left and say, they're already
president obama is lucky to have john boehner on the other side that have table because john bainer is not a crazy person. and he can work a deal. right now he simply does not have the votes. but -- again, the president does have to lead here. he has to bring something to the table. he has to be willing to give some that so that john boehner can bring his people to the table, too. but he can deliver. he's been mischaracterized i think. it's convenient for the white house to say, oh, boehner...